"Sometimes that's the best we can do," Hawke pats Chris' leg in a teasingly patronizing way and he lets his head loll back in the seat comfortably. "I think you did what you felt was right, honestly, and I'm the last person who should criticize you. And it does explain why you seem so uneasy about the room despite it being yours."

He pauses for a moment, then turns his head to look at Chris appraisingly. "You know, this is still more comfortable than the Down public housing, even knowing that. Maybe you could do me a favor that may have the happy benefit of breaking the association."